Season 7 of Get Fit Challenge begins Saturday

It is season 7 of the Get Fit Challenge sponsored by the Doyle Community Center and the Sturgis Journal.Local residents who need a little friendly competition to lose the extra pounds that won’t stay away, can join the challenge during the weighing-in 8 a.m.- 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Doyle Community Center, Sturgis.

It is season 7 of the Get Fit Challenge sponsored by the Doyle Community Center and the Sturgis Journal.

Local residents who need a little friendly competition to lose the extra pounds that won’t stay away, can join the challenge during the weighing-in 8 a.m.- 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Doyle Community Center, Sturgis.

The cost to join is $10 and participants receive several perks including a 1-week Doyle membership, a 2-week subscription to the Sturgis Journal, a Subway discount meal card, the opportunity to win $25 in weekly drawings.

Each week, participant’s standings will be printed in the Journal with the percentage of their weight loss listed.

The final weigh-in will be March 23.

First and second place winners — a male and female in each category — get the top prizes.

First place winners receive $400 cash, a 1-year Doyle membership and a spa package from Headlines Hair Design & The Spa, in Sturgis.

Second place winners, earn $100 cash and a six-month Doyle membership.